A Farewell to Elena

For the past two weeks my friend Elena has been staying at the apartment.  She and her boyfriend broke up and so she needed a place to stay until she moved back to Southern California for Law School and other adventures in warmer climes.  I admit though, I will miss having her around.  It was nice having a third person to hang out with at night; I will miss talking about our shared love of J.Crew and Ikea.

But as a going away party she decided to go to the Saddle Rack in Fremont.  A location I was sure would be hellish and filled with horses (they are all out to get me after all.)  She assured me that no horses would be inside the bar and I would be safe for another night so I agreed.  Plus she promised me Mac n' Cheese which there is no way to turn down.

We had a nice dinner at Homeroom in Oakland, a place that specializes in fancy Mac and minus a few friends getting incredibly lost on the way there it was smooth sailing.  Elena and I shared delicious Vermont white cheddar Mac and then we all headed to the country bar.

IT WAS SUPER FUN!!! Surprise of all surprises, I had a great time! There was bull riding, and a chair they tip back and pour liquor down your throat (I didn't try either of those), dancing, a live band, and best of all NO horses in sight!  We all laughed at the two old guys on the floor dancing with all the pretty young girls, but then stopped when we realized they were surprisingly good.  Bobby, Mirielle and James showed off some swing dancing skills and the rest of us attempted line dancing and failed miserably.

I even got Kris to dance, I take this as the years win.